Artpark teaming with BPO for 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert'

Audiences will experience next chapter of ‘Harry Potter’ film concert series with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performing John Williams’ music from entire film live to picture

√ Tickets available starting March 18 at ticketmaster.com

The “Harry Potter Film Concert Series” returns to the Artpark Mainstage Theater with “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert,” the third film in the “Harry Potter” series. On July 9, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is performing this magical score live while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.

In 2016, CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the “Harry Potter Film Concert Series,” a global concert tour celebrating the “Harry Potter” films. Since the world premiere of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert” in 2016, more than 3 million fans have enjoyed this magical experience from The Wizarding World, which is scheduled to include more than 1,434 performances across more than 48 countries worldwide through 2022.

Event organizers said, “Earning an Oscar nomination for the score, the spellbinding and masterful music composed by John Williams became a celebrated classic, conjuring beautiful, soaring motifs continuing the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends on their magical journey.”

Justin Freer, president of CineConcerts and producer/conductor of the “Harry Potter Film Concert Series,” explained, "The ‘Harry Potter’ film series is a once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomenon that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. It is with great pleasure that we bring fans for the first time ever an opportunity to experience the award-winning music scores played live by a symphony orchestra, all while the beloved film is simultaneously projected onto the big screen. This is truly an unforgettable event.” 

Brady Beaubien of CineConcerts, the concert producer for the “Harry Potter Film Concert Series,” added, “ ‘Harry Potter’ is synonymous with excitement around the world, and we hope that, by performing this incredible music with the full movie, audiences will enjoy returning to The Wizarding World.”

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 18, via www.ticketmaster.com for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert.” For more information on the series, visit 
www.harrypotterinconcert.com.

Artpark is teaming with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for a presentation of Warner Bros’ hit “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” (Images courtesy of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Tellem Grody PR/CineConcerts/Warner Bros Consumer Products)